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Festival of Flowers 2012

Seminar Schedule: Thursday, March 29, 2012: 10:00 am: "Slow Gardening: Satisfying All Senses, All Year" Felder Rushing, Jackson, MS 11:00 am: "Jane Austen and British...

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BBQ Championship and Hog Wild Festival 2012

from:BBQ Championship And Hog Wild Festival

Schedule: Thursday, March 8, 2012: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm: Team Check In (Pro Division only) 6:00 pm: Swine & Dine Affair/Silent Auction...

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Weekend Activities in and around Mobile

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat your­self to a day out on­ ­the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

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Mobile's New Year Celebration

Schedule: 7:30 p.m. – New Year’s Eve Parade The downtown parade will feature some of Mobile’s best Mardi Gras floats and marching bands. As America’s first Mardi Gras,...

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Cut your own Christmas Tree from tree farms in Alabama

Pining for the perfect tree? Find one that’s right for your home at a Alabama Christmas tree farm. Remember, not all farmers allow guests to cut their own, so be sure to call...

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Mobile Farmers Markets - Find local organic farmers market around the Mobile area

Mobile AL Farmers Markets - Find local organic farmers markets around the Mobile area. We have the complete listings to help you find the best markets and organic produce...

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Mobile Thanksgiving 2011 - Thanksgiving Events, Volunteer Opportunities and more!

With Thanksgiving around the corner and preparations to be made, you might have a lot on your plate. That’s why AmericanTowns has put together resources for Thanksgiving...

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Pumpkin Patch Farms and Pumpkin Picking Guide for Alabama AL

Alabama Pumpkin Picking Farms and Fall Pumkin Patch Farms - go pumpkin picking at a local farm in Alabama. When there's a crisp snap in the air, nothing beats a day at the local...

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Find Alabama Corn Mazes - Get lost in an Alabama haunted Halloween corn maze this season!

Imagine entering a giant puzzle … one that's tall, green and full of surprises. This is the experience of a Alabama corn mazes and it's a great, old-fashioned way to have...

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Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for Alabama AL

We have the best Alabama apple picking orchards, apple farms, apple festivals for the state of Alabama. We have found the best 'pick your own' apple orchards and apple farms in...

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Recovery: September 11, 2001 The World Trade Center and The Aftermath

from:Mobile Museum of Art

In quiet celebration of 10 years of the Museum of Mobile at its present location, they will be hosting a September 11 memorial exhibit. The Museum of Mobile opened at 111 S. Royal...

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September 11th Tenth Anniversary - Recovery Exhibition

from:Mobile Museum of Art

Ten years ago on September 21st, ten days after 9/11/01, the Museum of Mobile opened in the Southern Market.  With somber recognition of our 10th anniversary the Museum...

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Mobile, Alabama to Host Weekend of Remembrance Events for September 11, 2011: Tenth Anniversary

from:Mobile Museum of Art

Mobile, Alabama will remember and honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001 and those who lost their lives fighting terrorism during a weekend of remembrance events . This year...

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Exhibition: Richard Jolley And Tommie Rush: A Life In Glass

from:Mobile Museum of Art

The intensely colored and evocative work of acclaimed husband-and-wife artists Richard Jolley and Tommie Rush is the product of a couple who have made glass the work of their...

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Make a difference in Mobile! Find the perfect local volunteer opportunity

You want to give back, but with so many good causes out there, where do you start? There are plenty of great volunteer organizations right here in the Mobile area and around the...

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Mobile St Patrick's Day Parades and Events

Here you can find some of the Mobile events and parades that are going on for celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Mobile for 2011: March 12, 2011 - Luck of the Irish Saint...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: A Happy Valentine's Day for Avalanna Thanks to Justin Bieber

You don't have to be a Justin Bieber fan to cheer him on today after he responded to a request made by a little girl suffering with a rare and often deadly form of brain cancer. ...

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Alabama 4th of July 2011 Fireworks, Parades and Independence Day Events

Alabama Fireworks 2011 Find July 4th Fireworks in Alabama including Events, Schedules and Parades. Search for July 4th Restaurants, Things to do and more! If...

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Mobile's New Year Celebration

McKemie Place to Host New Year’s Eve Party Ringing in the New Year has never been more enlightening. That’s what happens when you have a good time for an even better cause. ...

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A Southern Christmas

Christmas of the Old South will be on display throughout the historic Bragg-Mitchell Mansion. Wreaths on the front door will welcome you, and the foyer and its circular staircase...

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Celebrate Valentine's Day in Mobile - Find Mobile area shops and restaurants for gifts and dining

On February 14 sweethearts in Mobile will join millions across America in a centuries’ old tradition of exchanging valentines, but this holiday as we now understand it has come...

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Best Fall Foliage 2010 in Alabama

The Alabama fall foliage 2010 is in full color this time of year and we’ve found some great places to enjoy it. Around Alabama can be found at this time of year. To get the most...

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Seeking Families in Need of an Interior Design Makeover

 *NEW HOME DECORATING SHOW FOR A MAJOR CABLE NETWORK NOW CASTING FAMILIES and COUPLES in SoCal, Alabama, NW Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Virgina,...

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Find Black Friday Deals, Gift Ideas, and Holiday Shopping Locations in and around Mobile, AL

If you love the fray, seize the chance to shine on Black Friday! It’s the biggest, busiest shopping event of the year, and training for success starts here! Shops and stores...

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City of Mobile Fourth of July Fireworks Display

The City of Mobile will celebrate the July 4th Holiday with its annual fireworks display at Battleship Park featuring the musical group ISING. The fireworks display will start...

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Basie - Joe Occhipinti And His Big Band

from:Mobile Arts Council

Halloween with the Count... ...Basie, that is! Come celebrate the life and work of one of jazz’s hardest swinging artists with the sounds of Joe Occhipinti and his Big Band ...

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2008 SECAC Artist's Fellowship Recipient Exhibition

from:Space 301 Gallery

John Douglas Powers (b. Frankfort, IN. 1978) grew up in Dickson, Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University (B.A. art history, 2001) and The University of Georgia (M.F.A....

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Opportunistic Architecture - The Works of LTL Architects

from:Space 301 Gallery

Curated by Coleman Mills, Principal, wmCMstudio The forthcoming exhibition is a hybrid exhibition, combining the work of LTL Architects with student-driven design projects...

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Moving Vehicles

from:Space 301 Gallery

Curated by Mia Kaplan, Co-Owner, AMMO Gallery, New Orleans, LA Communication is the premise for any work of art. And yet, I think meaningful communication is at an all-time low....

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Two Southern Visual Voices

from:Space 301 Gallery

Artists Bernice Sims and Preston Geter Curated by Pieter Favier, Assistant Professor, Fine & Performing Arts, Springhill College Both Bernice Sims and Preston Geter fall in...

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Art in Academia

from:Space 301 Gallery

Art in Academia (Southeastern College Art Conference) Member's Exhibition This exhibition coincides with the annual Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) conference to...

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Pillars of the Community - Mobile’s Greek Revival Movement

from:Museum of Mobile

The love affair of the city and its architecture is a story retold in The Museum of Mobile’s newest temporary exhibit, Pillars of the Community—Mobile’s Greek Revival...

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George Washington Carver

from:Museum of Mobile

An Extraordinary Man with a Mighty Vision We are the architects of our own fortune and the hewers out of our own destiny. – George Washington Carver Best known for his work...

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Exhibition - An Adventure in the Arts

from:Mobile Museum of Art

The Permanent Collection of the Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, N.Y. The East End of New York’s Long Island has long attracted artists, writers, musicians, actors and...

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Exhibition - Successions: Prints by African American Artists

from:Mobile Museum of Art

Successions: Prints by African-American Artists from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection will feature 62 works of traditional and non-traditional printmaking techniques such as...

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Exhibition - All That Glitter and Noel Concept Collection

from:Mobile Museum of Art

The use of glass in jewelry design has a long history. As the concurrent Museum of Arts and Design-curated exhibition GlassWear makes clear, glass continues to inspire...

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Exhibition - Judith Schaechter - A Relentless Pursuit of Perfection

from:Mobile Museum of Art

This exhibition features nine stained glass light boxes and 13 related drawings by Judith Schaechter, an artist who has achieved the highest critical acclaim for her very personal...

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Exhibition - Pardon the Genius - The Wearable Art of Earl and Tod Pardon

from:Mobile Museum of Art

This exhibition, drawn from two private collections by guest curator Martha Stamm Connell, explores the unique contributions of father and son artists Earl and Tod Pardon in the...

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Exhibition - Francisco Goya - Los Caprichos

from:Mobile Museum of Art

This exhibition features an early first edition of Los Caprichos, a set of eighty etchings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes published in 1799. It is one of the most...

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Exhibition - Glasswear - Glass in Contemporary Jewelry

from:Mobile Museum of Art

This exhibition combines two of the most vibrant and inventive areas in the decorative arts today- glass and jewelry. This presentation showcases highly innovative works by 60...

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Exhibition - Jun Kaneko

from:Mobile Museum of Art

This exhibition displays the talent of an artist whose accomplishments are unrivaled in the field of ceramic art. Kaneko’s ceramic works are an amazing synthesis of painting and...

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Mobile 4th of July Fireworks, parades and more - Fourth of July 2009

Fireworks have been a traditional part of the 4th of July celebration ever since 1777 (more 4th of July facts). Start here to find the best Mobile, Alabama 4th of July fireworks...

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Gulf Coast Antiques,Food And Wine Festival

from:Gulf Coast Antiques,Food And Wine Festival

Experience a world-class Antiques Show while sampling gourmet food and wine from Mobile’s finest restaurants at the Gulf Coast Antiques, Food and Wine Festival taking place...

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Alabama Pecan Festival

from:Alabama Pecan Festival

October 27, 2008 The Alabama Jubilee/Friendly Variety Show Reunion This Is A Reunion Of All Individuals Who Ever Performed On, Worked...

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BayFest Music Festival

from:BayFest Music Festival

Schedule: Friday, October 1,2010: 6:30 pm Jazz Tent - Faulkner State Sunchief Jazz Band (Big Band)     6:45 pm Gospel Stage - Cedar Street Mass Choir  ...

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Alabama 4th of July 2009 Independence Day Events

Alabama Fourth of July Fireworks, Festivities and Celebrations Fourth Of July Blast, Alexander City, AL - July 4, 2009 Annual 4th of July Blast...

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A New Look, More Info, New Ways to Share on our new Mobile Community Site!

Welcome to Mobile's new "shared community webspace", at AmericanTowns.com! Not just a fresh new look, but a whole host of new features and resources neatly organized –...

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Gulf Coast Christian Band "Jacob Blue" Top 5 Finalist for Momentum Award

Mobile, AL - February 4, 2008 - Gulf Coast based Christian Contemporary Band Jacob Blue have been named as one of Five finalists in the "Rock Artist" of the Year...

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Local artist nominated for Momentum Award

Jessica Smith-Wright Nominated "Best Worship Artist" for IndieHeaven’s Momentum Awards Mobile, AL, January 8, 2008 – IndieHeaven.com, the leading organization supporting...

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Jacob Blue Nominated for Acoustic & Rock Artist of the Year

Area Band up for Indie Honors Lawrence Specker Entertainment Editor Gulf Coast-Based band Jacob Blue is among the Independent Christian music acts vying for...

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